Bio Data Hub

A VS Code extension for biological data exploration.

Overview

Bio-Data-Hub is a powerful Visual Studio Code extension designed for bioinformatics professionals and data scientists. It simplifies the exploration, visualization, and management of CSV datasets, enabling users to analyze biological data efficiently.

Features

• Search Local Datasets: Quickly locate datasets on your machine.
• Search Online Datasets: Access online repositories for bioinformatics datasets.
• Download Datasets: Fetch datasets directly into your workspace.
• Preview CSV Files: View CSV data in a clean and organized format.
• Generate Metadata: Automatically create metadata for datasets.
• Visualize Data: Generate visualizations for better insights.
• Export Data: Save processed data for further use.

Installation

1. Open Visual Studio Code.
2. Go to the Extensions view by clicking on the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar.
3. Search for Bio-Data-Hub.
4. Click Install.

Alternatively, clone the repository and build the extension locally:

git clone https://github.com/mubashir1837/BioDataHub.git
cd BioDataHub
npm install
npm run build

Usage

Commands

Command	Description	Shortcut
BioDataHub: Search Local Datasets	Search for datasets locally.	-
BioDataHub: Search Online Datasets	Search for datasets online.	-
BioDataHub: Download Dataset	Download datasets from online sources.	-
BioDataHub: Preview CSV	Preview CSV files in the editor.	Ctrl+Shift+P
BioDataHub: Generate Metadata	Generate metadata for datasets.	Ctrl+Shift+M
BioDataHub: Visualize Data	Visualize CSV data.	Ctrl+Shift+V
BioDataHub: Export Data	Export processed data.	-

Context Menu

Right-click on a .csv file in the Explorer to access the following options:

• Preview CSV
• Generate Metadata
• Visualize Data

Screenshots

Activity Bar Integration

Dataset View

Keybindings

Keybinding	Command	When Condition
Ctrl+Shift+P	Preview CSV	editorLangId == csv
Ctrl+Shift+M	Generate Metadata	editorLangId == csv
Ctrl+Shift+V	Visualize Data	editorLangId == csv

Repository

GitHub Repository

Social Links

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit a pull request.

Support

For any issues or feature requests, please open an issue on the GitHub Repository.

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Happy coding with Bio-Data-Hub!